The petitioners submitted before the Supreme Court that the UGC regulations “institutionalise a narrow and exclusionary ...

Disha Wadekar says existing regulations already address complaints of victimisation and harassment from any student, ...

Gazette notifications issued by the University Grants Commission (UGC), the statutory body that oversees higher education in India, usually don’t attract much p ...

A Supreme Court plea challenges a new UGC rule. The rule defines caste discrimination narrowly, excluding students and ...

The writ petition by Advocate Vineet Jindal said the regulations notified on January 13, 2026 “adopts an exclusionary, ...

What is caste and caste discrimination? “Caste” or a “caste system” is a social hierarchy passed down through families and can dictate an individual’s permissible professions as well as aspects of ...

Petitions argue the 2026 regulations limit protection to reserved categories as students protest nationwide seeking inclusion ...

The court suggests that the regulations must be revisited by a committee comprising eminent jurists. The regulations are ...

The Supreme Court will hear a plea challenging new UGC regulations on higher education equity. Critics argue the rules define ...

The UGC's new 2026 Equity Regulations aim to combat caste discrimination in higher education, mandating compliance and ...

The petition argues that by confining the scope of caste-based discrimination strictly to SC, ST, and OBC groups, the ...